simonlewis
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This got me thinking today who leads a better life an introvert or an extrovert, i wouldn't be surprised if the answer is extrovert.
Not many extroverts on avf, probably why most people are here, if you saw me in a pub i would probably be hiding in some corner it doesn't stop me thinking though that extroverts gets the better deal in life.Before your time here Simon: Do introverts get a hard time?
It's interesting that 89% of forum dwellers are introverted.Before your time here Simon: Do introverts get a hard time?
Blow that always needing to be the centre of attention party animal nonsenseit doesn't stop me thinking though that extroverts gets the better deal in life.
No an introvert is someone that is shy and keeps themselves to themselves, ie, dosen't like the attention, an extrovert is the opposite.I always thought an Introvert was only an Introvert until it was something they were interested in. An extrovert is someone that isn't interested in any anything other than themselves.
No an introvert is someone that is shy and keeps themselves to themselves, ie, dosen't like the attention, an extrovert is the opposite.
Not many extroverts on avf, probably why most people are here, if you saw me in a pub i would probably be hiding in some corner it doesn't stop me thinking though that extroverts gets the better deal in life.
You are either an introvert or an extrovert, or middle ground. You can't be an introvert one moment and extrovert the next. You can be an introvert and put on the extrovert facade at times, but ultimately if you're an introvert you'll need that time alone to recharge your batteries. Likewise, an extrovert may at times want to be alone but it doesn't detract from the fact that they are still an extrovert and need to be around people (and not necessarily the center of attention - which not all extroverts need that kind of attention).I wouldn't even go to the pub! I find it very difficult to make small talk, even if it's with people I've known for years. I dread such situations and try to avoid them wherever possible. Hint to others: when I say "I'll think about it", it means "no, but I'm fobbing you off until the last minute".
I think it's easier to be an extrovert. I find social situations very difficult to handle, especially if I am a confined space with lots of people present that I don't know. I was at the birthday party for a friend's one year old a few years back and I had to go outside for about 20 minutes as I just couldn't cope. My introversion and shyness makes me very self-conscious - I doubt if you'd get many extroverts worrying about something like that. In the child's birthday party scenario, they'd probably be right in the middle, singing away and waving their arms around. Me, I'd rather hide in a cupboard.
It is possible for introverts to become more confident in certain situations. I managed this at my last job, where I could easily hold my own in meetings and make my point. I certainly wouldn't say that I was an "extrovert" in these types scenario. Now I have a new job to start in a few weeks, I'll have to restart from the beginning again!
This sums it up for me, I also think a true extrovert doesn't know they are and that somebody who tells you they are one is probably an exhibitionist .This is a very specific definition of introvert:
"Definition: Contrary to what most people think, an introvert is not simply a person who is shy. In fact, being shy has little to do with being an introvert! Shyness has an element of apprehension, nervousness and anxiety, and while an introvert may also be shy, introversion itself is not shyness. Basically, an introvert is a person who is energized by being alone and whose energy is drained by being around other people."
Obviously it was written in order to make introverts not feel bad about themselves , but there is an element of truth in it.
Copied from google.Confused by abbreviations here
Don't know what it makes me but the first five letters spell out the beginning of EinsteinYou have
Extrovert or Introvert (E/I)
iNtuitive or Sensing (N/S)
Thinking or Feeling (T/F)
Percieving or Judging (P/J)
GENIUsDon't know what it makes me but the first five letters spell out the beginning of Einstein
Was going to take it to the gutter but decided against it. Family forum and all that.I was thinking ANALyst